419 scam: james ferdinand <jf85921@gmail.com> Good day

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- alexbates639@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: james ferdinand <jf85921@gmail.com>
Reply-To: FRANKDOBSON16@GMAIL.COM
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2015 17:18:13 -0700
Subject: Good day

Attention;Fund Owner,

NOTE: If you received this message in your SPAM/BULK folder, it is because
of the restrictions imposed by your Mail/Internet Service Provider, we
urge you to treat it genuinely.

This is coming to you in regards to the recent meeting between the United
Nations and the United States Government to restore the dignity and
Economy of Nations based on the Agreement with the World Bank Assistance
Project.

This email come to those who are yet to receive their
compensation/inheritance/winnings and who have been scammed in any part of
the world, this includes every foreign contractors that may have not
received their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished
transaction or Compensation payments that failed due to Government
problems etc. The UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate you with the
sum of $4,700,000.00 USD (Four Million, Seven Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars).

Your name and email was in the list submitted by our Monitoring Team
observers and this is why we are contacting you, this have been agreed
upon and have been signed, so you are advised to contact Mr. Alex Bates of
the United Nations Compensation Commission, as he is our representative in
the USA. Contact him immediately for your Compensation payment of
$4,700,000.00 USD (Four Million, Seven Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) which will be released directly to you in accordance with legal
clearance and procedures.

However, you should send him your Full Name/Telephone Number/Residential
Address/Gender and Occupation.

Contact Mr. Alexbates immediately for your compensation payment by
replying to this email or emailing the address below:

Mr. Alexbates
Email: Alexbates639@gmail.com
Phone: +1 163 048 93007

He is obliged to give you a call and treat your case with utmost urgency
as soon as you contact him and fill out your correct details including all
reachable phone numbers for him to get in touch with you via phone and
email.

Good luck and kind regards,
Making the world a better place!

Tamara Tomlinson.
For more info on the UNCC, see:
http://www.uncc.ch/clmsproc.htm
http://www.un.org/sg/

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